Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-21
THE HUGHEs-HALLET-r SCANDAL.
The Colonel Denies-A Charge That the
British Government VIII Whisevvnsh
Htna-Wh0 Mrs. HaIlett Was.

The IHH MdH Gazette devotes great deal OF
space to the Hughes-BaIlett case yesterday AFTER
noon, protesting TO give the details OF the scandal
In which, It is alleged, the member for Rochester
has become involved with his stepdaaghter, and
asserting that he will not resign his seat In par
lament and that the government is making an eff
fort to whitewash him. Colonel Hughes-Hallett
publishes reply explicitly denying the charges
The young lady proves not to be his stepdaughter,
and whatever foundation there may be for the
scandal the colonel a. az least, innocent OF re-
voting and unnatural naison. The Gazette assails
Colonel Hughes-Hallett under the supposstion that
he betrayed his Stepdaughter, accusing him OF an
unnatural intrigue, for a parallel TO which one
must go back to Latin mythology. The Gazette
demands that the colonel be dismissed from the
army, and declares that no English gentleman
could sit on the same bench with HIM, and minis
tiers must force MIN to vacate his In the house
has seen Mr.. Smith, the government leader in the
house OF commons and the conservative whips,
ana that an intrigue is afoot TO whitewash him.
The colonel himself says that he has consulted
one OF the whips, but not Mr. Smith.
COL. HUGHRs-HALLKTT's DENIAL
Colonel Hughes-Hallett replies as follows:
The statements OF the Pail Mall Gazette are
grossly untrue. have never had any laison with
charge. The Pal Mall Gazette has outraged the
name of young lady not my step-daughter, who
is no relative or connection OF mine, and to whom
] have never stood In loco PARENTS Regarding
the money part OF the question, Miss Selwyn some
time ago asked me to try to get her better Interest
on $4,000 than she was then getting. She COW
enanted by deed In my possession TO lend the
money for i've years. Some weeks ago her solicit
ors suddenly called this money In. Within
SsnSaa hours she principal i with Interest
Col Hughes-Hallett does not explain that the
whereas the late wife OF Col Hughes-Hallett was
the second Lady Selwyn. who became a widow
five months after marrying Justice Selwyn.
MRS. HUGHEs-HAILETT AN AMERICAN GIRL
The Philadelphia Press says: Miss Emily Schom-
berg was married to Henry Hughes-Hallett five
years ago. Previous to that time she spent sew
eral years travelling on the continent with her
mother, and was prominent In the best society OF
Paris, Florence, and London. She was much
fused many offers of marriage. When In Phila-
delphia she was a reigning belle for several sea-
sons Her father was Major Schomberg, an
ofncer In the regular Army, with whom she never
lived, having been adopted at an early age by her
mothers brother, Col Jas. Page.
Col Page and his brother Henry were leading
members OF the Philadelphia bar, and wealthy
bachelors. They spared no pains or expense "a
educate their protege, and she developed into an
brunette type She was noted for the perfectness
OF her throat and arms, and her portrait was
painted by the most prominent artists OF the past
the Academy OF Fine Arts where it attracted
much admiration. Twelve years ago, when she
was twenty-eight years old, she could speak every
known European tongue and could sing exQui5
ltely and was q clever amateur actress.
AT the many receptions given during the Cen
tenn1al celebration In 1876 her powers as
nnguist rendered her Indispensable In entertain.
ing visitors. When George w. Ch1lds gave a re-
ception TO the foreign commissioners on the open
ing to the great exhibition, Miss Schomberg proved
the salvation OF the distinguished visitors WHIT
could not speak the native language. AT one tlms
she was seen surrounded by eight different diplo
mats, each converStng In different tongue.
The aged empress OF Brazil pronounced Miss
Schomberg the most remarkable woman she had
ever met When her uncles died she came int
their great wealth and rejecting number OF pro
While there she discovered that her family nams
was Won Schaumberg and adopted IL henceforth
matte performances for charity and soon becam,
prominent in society.